Amy Turner
began her new position as Film, Theatre, and Communications
Librarian on Wednesday, December 13th. Her M.A. in
Film Studies from Pennsylvania State, M.L.S. from TWU, and her
extensive years of library experience are a tremendous asset to
the Hamon as we expand our service to the Meadows School of
Arts. Though she will be missed at Fondren, we are certainly
excited to welcome her to the Hamon. Her new phone extension
will be 8-1856.

It is with
great pleasure and excitement that Co-Editors Paige G.
Andrew and Mary Lynette Larsgaard announce that the winner
of the

Geoscapes Best
Paper of the Year Award for volume 2 of the Journal of Map and
Geography Libraries/Geoscapes is Dr. Dawn Youngblood for her
article, “Map Use Across the Disciplines,” which appears on
pages 33-66 of issue number 2. Dawn’s article was unanimously
selected as the best article – from eight articles published in
volume two - by a panel from the journal’s Editorial Board. Dr.
Youngblood is in charge of the Edwin J. Foscue Map Library at
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.

This overview
article about the need for, and subsequent use of, maps in many
different disciplines is especially outstanding for its depth of
research, the obvious substantial amount of time invested in
researching the topic, and particularly the finely-tuned eye of
the author. It is well thought out, well researched (using both
print and conversations with users), and well written, and
makes excellent use of illustrations. The curiosity of the
professional librarian that looks to the material available with
the researcher always in mind makes for an engaging style.
Because Dawn has a doctorate in archaeology, the section of the
article that deals with that profession’s extensive use of maps
is especially telling. The Awards Committee found that this
article relates well to
developments within the map and geography field, and perceives
that it will be a standard “read” for incoming map
librarians.

As
winner of the Geoscapes Best Paper of the YearAward, Dawn will receive a
complimentary subscription to the journal, a $100 Haworth Press
gift certificate and a framed award certificate. In addition,
Haworth will present, in Dawn’s name, a complimentary two-year
international subscription to the journal to an in-need center
that would otherwise not be able to afford to subscribe to the
journal.

Interesting facts about you: I don’t like crowds, like learning new
things everyday, remember everything people tell me, have a very bad
disposition when I drive, find Dr. Phil boring….

Book or website you would like to recommend: The last book I read was “Aerodynamics:
how physics applies to flight.”, so I guess that would be a bad
example. Other than that I can definitely recommend Alexander
William McCall’s “44 Scotland Street”. It’s about human life in all
aspects, humor and relationships between very different people that
highlight the very nature of who we are. – Funny, charming and
original.